Connacht
Issued at: 11 December 2025 05:30
TODAY - Thursday 11th December
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, turning heavy at times. Rain will clear from the west in the early afternoon, with brighter spells developing later in the evening. Highs of 7 to 11 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds.
TONIGHT
Mostly dry and clear with isolated showers, mostly confined to Atlantic fringes. Showers will continue to feed in from the west overnight. Lows of 1 to 5 degrees with light to moderate southerly winds.
Solar UV Index
Low.
TOMORROW - Friday 12th December
A crisp start with clear and sunny spells. Scattered showers will affect coastal fringes at first, before spreading across the province in the afternoon. Heavy at times with the chance of hail or isolated thunderstorms. Highs of 7 to 10 degrees with moderate to fresh southwest winds.
National Outlook
Outlook: A mobile Atlantic regime will dominate for the rest of the week and into next week too, bringing a continuation of unsettled weather.
Friday night: Scattered showers will continue to affect west and northwest counties. Elsewhere will see mostly dry conditions with plenty of longer clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Saturday: Dry and breezy to start with bright spells. Cloud from the west will move in early on with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Throughout the day, this rain will gradually spread across the country, with heavy falls at times bringing spot flooding. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty south to southwest winds, with gales on Atlantic coasts.
Saturday night: A rather wet and blustery night with widespread spells of rain, heaviest along Atlantic coasts. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong and gusty near coasts.
Sunday: Some uncertainty to the detail but indications currently suggest a wet and blustery day with further outbreaks of rain, with the heaviest falls over parts of the west and southwest. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Rain will gradually clear to the southeast Sunday night with scattered showers following in behind and clearer spells developing. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees, in moderating southwesterly winds.
Further outlook: Again, into next week there is uncertainty in the forecast but currently there is a signal that unsettled weather will persist. Monday looks to start off mostly dry with scattered showers over parts of the west and north. Conditions will deteriorate early on as rain from the south will gradually spread northeastwards across the country for the day.
Temperature circle (°C): maximum and minimum temperature forecast for each day. Wind symbol (km/h): arrow points in the direction the wind is blowing. The weather and wind icons: for the time of maximum temperature and minimum temperature.